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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 27, 2009
Fred Ginnebaugh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ryan Abbott, San Jose, CA (US);
Justin Williams, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenny Dang, San Jose, CA (US);
Rohit Girotra, San Francisco, CA (US);
Fred Ginnebaugh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ryan Abbott, San Jose, CA (US);
Justin Williams, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenny Dang, San Jose, CA (US);
Rohit Girotra, San Francisco, CA (US);
MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes an elongated body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a bore extending between the distal and proximal ends, a pair of jaws for severing vessel mounted on the distal end of the body, wherein at least one of the jaws has an electrically conductive material, and a handle coupled to the proximal end of the elongated body, wherein in a first mode of operation, the electrically conductive material is for receiving energy from a DC source, and in a second mode of operation, the electrically conductive material is for receiving energy from a RF source.